assailants killed five people in the night from Friday to Saturday, including one Belgian and French, in a shootout against a Bamako restaurant, authorities said Saturday. A Malian security source said two Malians were also killed in the attack against La Terrasse, a much frequented by expatriates restaurant. The nationality of the fifth victim remains unknown.
“There were two armed and hooded individuals. One arose in La Terrasse restaurant and opened fire. He then entered a vehicle in which the second waiting “, told Reuters the officer Falaye Kante. “So they fled to a nearby street, they shot a Belgian national who was outside his home. He is dead. A little further, they approached a police vehicle and threw a grenade, killing Driver , “said he said. The attack left two other victims, including a security guard, he added. Witnesses said police sealed off the street La Terrasse restaurant because of the presence of grenades that did not explode.
“The President of the Republic condemns in the strongest strength cowardly attack on that night at Bamako Mali against a restaurant, La Terrasse, the expatriate neighborhood. There is very likely a French, being identified among the five victims who died “ says the Presidency of the Republic. In a statement, Laurent Fabius also condemned the attack and confirmed the death of a French national. Belgium also responded with the voice of his Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said that “that could be a terrorist attack.”
Two years after the French intervention, the north remains plagued by instability. As part of its anti-terrorist operation barkhane, the French army still has a permanent foothold in Gao and advanced Tessalit temporary basis.
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